Study Global Studies at UAH!

The Global Studies Program at UAH offers several ways to explore the rich variety and complexity of global issues from multiple perspectives.

Each fall, students can take the course Global Studies 200, "Global Systems and Cultures." This course is a multi- and interdisciplinary exploration of global issues and the processes associated with the mobility of people, capital, cultures, materials, and ideas. The course also features guest lectures by UAH faculty members from a variety of disciplines, including history, political science, sociology, art history, psychology, and philosophy. Topics include the history of global trade, global economic development, immigration, culture and globalization, cross-cultural communication, and gender, race, and ethnicity in a global context.

For students wanting to explore these issues in greater detail, they can pursue the Global Studies interdisciplinary cognate. Please click here to find out more details about the cognate.

If you have questions about GS 200, the Global Studies cognate, or about study abroad opportunities, please contact Dr. David Johnson at david.johnson@uah.edu or 824-6288.

Global Studies Forum!

On Thursday, February 21, 2008, Dr. Jean Allman, J.H. Hexter Professor in the Humanities in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, will provide two public lectures. Each is open and free to the public.

At 7:30pm in the Shelby Center, Room 109:
“Nuclear Imperialism and the Pan-African Struggle for Peace and Freedom: Ghana, 1959-1962”

At 11:10am in Frank Franz Hall:
"The Disappearing of Hannah Kudjoe: Nationalism, Feminism, and the Tyrannies of History"

Dr. Allman is a distinguished historian of West Africa. Her research examines issues of nation and national identity, gender and colonialism, fashion and the politics of clothing, and the modernity of indigenous belief systems. She has written The Quills of the Porcupine: Asante Nationalism in an Emergent Ghana, 1954-1957 (1993) and co-written TONGNAAB: The History of a West African God (2005) and "I Will Not Eat Stone": A Women’s History of Colonial Asante (2000). She has also edited several volumes and published over 25 articles. She has served as the co-editor of the Journal of Women’s History and the co-editor of two award-winning book series, The Social History of Africa series and New African Histories. Dr. Allman has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora and for the African Studies Association. Dr. Allman has also won numerous teaching awards and research grants.

For more information, please contact the Global Studies Program at globalstudies@uah.edu or 256-824-6288.

Management Courses in Romania, June 2008!

From June 13 to 28, 2008, UAH students have the opportunity to travel to Romania and earn earn 6 undergraduate or graduate credit (MGT 470/490 for undergraduates, or MGT 570/650 (6 Hours) for graduates). Note: non-business majors can participate in this course!

This course, cosponsored by Romanian-American University and UAH, explores the world economy, international trade and policies, European monetary policy, globalization, international business management, project management, and organizational behavior in the setting of Romania, an Eastern European country that joined European Union on January 1, 2007. UAH students participating in the class will be joined by Romanian managers as well as undergraduea and graduate students. The material to be covered will include negotiations in teams, proposal writing in teams, executing project management in teams, project opportunities and foreign trade opportunities between the U.S. and Romania, and others.

Instructors for the course will be Dr Kent Zimmerman and Dr. James K. McCollum from UAH as well as Dr. Florin Bonciu, Dr. Dumitru Miron, Dr. Mihai Sebea, and Dr. Valeriu Potecea from the Romanian-American University.

The Romanian-American University will provide instructors, ground transportation to and from the airport and in and around Bucharest; a weekend trip to Bran (Dracula’s) Castle, Rasnov Fortress, the Medieval City of Brasov, plus meals, lodging, and classroom facilities for 16 days.

Estimated expenses:

Romanian-American University fee: 800 Euros (approximately $1,200)

UAH graduate or undergraduate tuition (6 credits)

Roundtrip airfare (arranged individually by students)

Passport application fees
Discretionary funds for souvenirs, snacks, meals on evening forays in Bucharest

For more information, please contact Dr. James McCollum at mccollj@uah.edu.

Aerospace Engineering in Germany! UPDATE

This May, UAH aerospace engineering students will once again have the opportunity to study in Germany. From May 10-25, 2008, students will be able to tour facilities of the German Aerospace Agency and the European Space Agency and visit other sites associated with the history of aerospace engineering. The course will be based in Cologne, Germany, the fourth-largest city in Germany and located on the beautiful Rhine river. The class will also visit Berlin along with several other German cities.

Dr. Brian Landrum will be the faculty member in charge of the group.

UPDATE: The maximum enrollment for the course is 10. If you want to participate, please bring a $200 deposit to the office of Dr. David Johnson (Morton 253). Deposits can be paid by check (made out to UAH) or by credit card.

The remaining payment of $1900 will be due Friday, March 14, 2008. This payment includes all lodging in Germany, all ground transportation in Germany, excursions, museum entrance fees, and meals (including a welcome and farewell dinner).

Students who participated in the class last year raved about their experiences. Please consider joining the group this May. For more information, please contact the Global Studies Program at globalstudies.uah.edu or 256-824-6288.

Study Spanish in Guanajuato, Mexico!

Spaces are still available for the intensive Spanish courses in Guanajuato, Mexico from May 3-18, 2008. Students make take FL 200S Intermediate Spanish, FL 301S Spanish for Conversation, or FL 499S Advanced Spanish Conversation. Each course is 3 credit hours.

Please also look at the "Photos and Comments" on the Global Studies website. There will you find pictures and comments from past participants.

This is an excellent opportunity to improve your Spanish and experience Mexico.

Advanced students may also combine their foreign language internship with a class in Guanajuato.

For more information on travel costs and how to register for these courses, please contact Constanza Holland (constanza.holland@uah.edu) or the Global Studies Program (globalstudies@uah.edu).

2 $1000 Stipends for Study in Düsseldorf, Germany!

Two UAH students per year will receive tuition and living expenses (not to exceed $1000 apiece and not to include transatlantic travel) for individualized study at the Institute for International Communication in Düsseldorf, Germany (http://www.iik-duesseldorf.de/english/). One stipend is reserved for a student majoring in Foreign Languages, and one for a student with any other major from any college at UAH. Recipients should have completed FL102-G prior to arrival in Düsseldorf.

The dates for the four-week course in Düsseldorf are June 2-27, 2008.

In addition to studying German in Düsseldorf, students may also pursue a research project pertaining to academic and/or professional goals.

Candidates for the awards should submit the following to the dean of the College of Liberal Arts by December 1: a personal statement explaining your long-term goals and how this summer program fits into that long-range plan (two pages maximum); letters of recommendation from two UAH faculty members, of whom one should be in Foreign Languages. If you have some personal project on which you would like the feedback of a specialist, if one can be located who wishes to make time for you, describe the project (one page maximum). If we cannot locate a specialist in your preferred field, we will ask you for a second or third preference, if you win the award. No such special project is necessary at all, if you simply want to begin or continue the study of German. Recipients should submit a short description and evaluation of the experience within a month of its completion.

For more information on this opportunity, please email globalstudies@uah.edu.

Exciting Study Abroad Offerings for 2008

The Global Studies Program will administer several faculty-led and other short-term study abroad opportunities in 2008. These opportunities include:

• NUR 418/518 Global Health, International Study in London
• FL 200S, FL 301S, or FL 499S Intensive Spanish in Guanajuato, Mexico
• EH 440/540 US and Latin American Fiction in Guanajuato, Mexico
• GS 199/HY 399 Munich, Nuremberg, Berlin: Legacies of the Third Reich
• FL 200I: Intermediate Italian in Pisa, Italy
• FL 200G/FL 499G Intensive German in Düsseldorf, Germany
• MAE 495/695 Aerospace Engineering in Germany
• Art, Art History, and Italian Language and Culture in Cortona, Italy

For more information on these offerings, please contact the Global Studies Program at globalstudies@uah.edu.